Join our family and help with gardening while exploring Greta Valley, New Zealand

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  Description

  We are 10 minutes north of Greta Valley on a Sheep and Beef farm. The house is on a hill with magnificent views, with a walking track up to the top with 360 views of North Canterbury. There is a hut for you to sleep in for your own privacy which has wifi and toilet, 2 single beds, heater. Shower is inside the main house. The hut is close to the house and is surrounded with flower gardens, 2 glasshouses and a large vege garden and fruit trees. If you would like to potter around the garden for a week or few days I have lots of areas that need some attention and help with creating new ideas and maintaining the vege garden. Some gardening experience would be great to share from your culture, country vice versa. We are able to offer country living in NZ with some farm viewing and dog trialling. Good Kiwi BBQ cuisine and home baking with meat straight off the farm, veges fron the garden aswell as venison we hunt off the land. We are a family of 5, with only 3 of us here now, the other 2 have left home. Close places and activites to see are Motunau Beach 20min, Greta Valley Tavern 10min, Hurunui River 5min for river fishing, Cheviot or Amberley 20min for essentials. Need to speak English. No vegans or fussy eaters please. Non smokers. We would love to hear and learn about your home country, as we would love to share our kiwi knowledge to you. Oneday we hope to travel. Having your own transport would be good if you want to explore, but not essential, happy to pick from nearby towns if needed.

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  Types of help and learning opportunities

  Gardening
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  Cultural exchange and learning opportunities

  We can talk and show kiwi sheep and beef farming. Knowledge about our country, food, places, history.

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  Projects involving children

  This project could involve children. For more information see our guidelines and tips here.

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  Help

  Weeding, planting, trimming, preparing and planting vege plants. Planting Natives.

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  Languages

  Languages spoken
  English: Fluent

  This host offers a language exchange
  This host has indicated that they are interested in sharing their own language or learning a new language.
  You can contact them directly for more information.
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  Accommodation

  Comfy sleepout with toilet and wifi. 2 king single beds.
  
  We will provide 3 meals a day.

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  What else ...

  We have walking tracks with great views of the sea, amuri basin and hurunui river. Close to state highway 1. 20 minutes to nearest town Amberley and Cheviot. 1hr to Christchurch. 1hr 20 minutes to Kaikoura.

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  A little more information

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    Internet access

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    Limited internet access

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    We have pets

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    We are smokers

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    Can host families

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  How many Workawayers can stay?

  Two

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  Hours expected

  Maximum 4-5 hours a day, 5 days a week